EtherCAT® Reference Design on Sitara AM57x Gb Ethernet and PRU-ICSS with Time Triggered Send
Description
The TIDEP0079 reference design demonstrates an EtherCAT® master interface running on the Sitara™ AM572x processor using the EC-Master stack from acontis. This EtherCAT master solution can be used for EtherCAT-based PLC or motion control applications. EtherCAT master is profiled on both the Ethernet switch and the PRU-ICSS Ethernet ports of the AM572x processor to give designers flexibility to use any of the two switch ports or four PRU-ICSS Ethernet ports on the device. The EtherCAT master implementation can achieve less than 100µs cycle times for both the switch and the PRU-ICSS Ethernet ports. Time-triggered send (TTS) can be enabled on the PRU-ICSS to reduce jitter: achieve shorter cycle times: and reduce latency in cases where distributed clocking is not used.
Features
- Examples for implementing EtherCAT master on both the Ethernet switch (CPSW) and the PRU-ICSS Ethernet ports for design flexibilityEtherCAT master on PRU-ICSS featuring Time Triggered SendHighly portable acontis EC-Master stackCycle CPU consumption of less than 30µs is achieved for both the Ethernet switch and PRU-ICSS Ethernet portsEtherCAT class A or class B master stack according to ETG.1500 specificationThis reference design is tested on the TMDXIDK5728 board and includes documentation: software: demo application: and HW design files
Applications
- Digital input module
- Digital output module
- CPU (PLC Controller)
- Communication module
- Telemetry & RTUs
- Welding machine
- Aircraft cockpit display
- Interconnect/distribution box
- DIN rail power supply
- Mixed module (AI
- AO
- DI
- DO)
- Servo drive control module
- AC drive control module
- Textile machine
- Printing & paper machine
- AC drive communication module
- Laser
- Battery cell formation & test equipment
- Drone flight controller system
- Drone remote controller
- Servo drive communication module
- Stand-alone remote IO
- Condition monitoring module
- Condition monitoring gateway
- Linear motor segment controller
- CT & PET scanner
- Circuit breaker (ACB
- MCCB
- VCB)
- Injection molding machine
- X-ray systems
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Test Data
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Download the test file for TIDEP0079| Title | Updated | Type | Size (KB) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM572x Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Gerber | 25 Apr 2016 | ZIP | 10113 | |
| AM572x Industrial Development Kit (IDK) CAD Files | 25 Apr 2016 | ZIP | 7083 | |
| AM572x Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Assembly Files | 25 Apr 2016 | ZIP | 606 | |
| AM572x Industrial Development Kit (IDK) BOM | 25 Apr 2016 | 109 | ||
| AM572x Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Schematic | 25 Apr 2016 | 788 |